There will be a Presidents’ Trophy banner hanging over the Florida Panthers’ home ice next season. On those levels, it was a tremendous season for the Panthers. Of course, none of that mattered after getting swept 4-0 by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The top-seeded Panthers and their historic offence were stymied by the Lightning in Round 2 as Tampa's masterclass in winning playoff hockey roles on.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are running out of superlatives to describe Andrei Vasilevskiy's dominance. The reigning Conn Symthe Trophy winner delivered another stellar playoff performance for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions on Monday night, stopping 49 shots to beat the Florida Panthers 2-0 and finish a four-game sweep that sends them to the Eastern Conference final for the sixth time in eight years. Pat Maroon snapped a scoreless tie, batting Zach Bogosian’s shot down behind Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky before the puck trickled into the net a little over six minutes into the third period.
No. | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
55 | LW | |
16 | C | |
9 | C | |
72 | G | |
32 | D | |
8 | D | |
10 | RW | |
5 | D | |
42 | D | |
28 | RW | |
7 | D | |
18 | D | |
70 | RW | |
11 | LW | |
35 | G | |
30 | G | |
40 | D | |
94 | LW | |
15 | C | |
27 | C | |
98 | LW | |
17 | LW | |
62 | D | |
65 | D | |
13 | RW | |
19 | LW | |
23 | LW | |
52 | D |